Sad-iron.



PATENTBD APR. 1l, 1905.

SAD IRON.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18, 1904.

Uumznoz P. G. GRBENAWALT.

UNiTsD STATES Patented April 11, 1905.

ATENT FFICE.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,289, dated April 11, 1905.

Application tiled Iiily 18, 1904. Serial No. 217,047l

Be it known that 1', PETER C. GRnuNMvAL'r, a citizen of the United States. residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons; and l do hereby declare the Yfollowing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

'lhis invention relates to improvements in sad-irons.

The object of the invention is to improve the construction of means for removably securing the handle of the iron of this class in an assembled position with the body thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable handle with cushioned locking means whereby said handle may be securely assembled with the body portion of an iron.

A still further object ot' the invention is to construct an iron with a removable handle and to assemble with said handle movable locking means, which is provided with flexible means for positively retaining said handle in an assembled position with the body portion of the iron.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

ln the .lrawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an iron constructed in accordance with the present invention, shown partly in section. Fig. Q is an inverted plan view of the handle, showing' the fastening' means carried thereby in an unlocked position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the body portion of an iron constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. is a plan view of the handle, showing the fastening means carried thereby in a locked position.

ln carryingout the present invention l employ a sad-iron having a body portion 1 of any preferred construction, which is provided with an upper or top portion 2, which is integrally secured to the body portion 1. The top portion 2 can be cast with the body portion 1 if it is desired, A central opening 3 is formed in the top 2 of the body of the iron. Said opening 3 is preferably elliptical in construction, although this particular feature of the invention may be departed from in constructing a complete device without materially affecting' the spirit and scope of the pres ent invention. A plurality of openings 4, preferably elliptical in shape, is formed upon the top of the body portion diametrically in opposite positions to the central opening or aperture 'lhe openings Band 4 communicate with a compartment formed in the body portion of the iron.

The handle comprises in its construction a base or bottom portion 5, which is provided near each end with integral apertured annular extension (3 G, to which the end portions o't' the handle are secured. The handle T is secured to base 5 by means of screws 8 8, which are positioned within recesses 9 formed in the base portion near the ends thereof` Said screws are passed through the apertu red portion of integral extensions (5 and into the handle T. 'lhe handle 'T is preferably constructed of wood or some other nonconductive material.

Upon the bottom of base portion 5 of the handle there is Vformed a plurality of integral extensions 10, which are positioned upon said portion 5 so as to enter the apertures 4. L1 of the top of the base 1 of the iron when said handle and base are assembled. A plurality of openings 11 are formed upon opposite sides of the central aperture or opening 13, through which the post of the fastening device isadapted to be passed when the same is assembled with said handle. A plurality of recesses 12 12 are formed upon the upper surface of the `base portion 5 of the handle.

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is preferably constructed elliptical in shape for the purpose of permitting of passage thereof through central opening 3 when it is desired to assemble the handle with the body portion. The head or extension 14 is secured at one end of the post 13, and near the opposite end thereof there is secured a lever-arm 15, which is provided with an integral lug 16 upon the lower face thereof and with an extension16 upon the upper face. A grip 17 is preferably mounted upon right-angled extension 16a of the lever-arm 15, said grip being constructed lof non-conductive material. The post or shank 13 is of greater length than the thickness of the base 5, permitting of a slight vertical movement thereof through the central opening when assembled in its normal position with base portion 5. Mounted upon the shank or post 13 is a flexible, angular member 18. The angular member 18 is preferably a iat, bowed spring, which is formed by bending a strip of material intermediate its ends, for the purpose of exerting an upward pressure at all times against the bottom portion of lever-arm 15 when in an assembled position with the handle and the coacting parts of the fastening mechanism. The ends of spring 18 are notched at 19 upon each side thereof, said notched ends adapted to extend into the recesses 12 12 for the purpose of preventing lateral movement of said liexible member. The flexible member 18 provides cushioning means for the head 14, permitting of the same to be positioned within the compartment formed in the body portion of the iron and positively retained in a locked or an unlocked position. The spring member 18 is of sufH- cient strength to bind the upper portion of thel head or extension 14: at all times against the inner surface of the top or upper portion 2 of the body portion 1 of an iron. The manipulator of the device can easily operate the locking mechanism, owing to the simple construction thereof. The construction of the cushioned head insures of the retention of the handle in an assembled position with the body irrespective of the fact that the head may not be positioned at right angles to the base portion 5, as illustrated in Figzll, for if only a portion of the head engages the inner surface of the top 2 it will be suiicient to vretain the parts in an assembled position by reason of the cushioning member exerting an upward pressure on the head, and thereby binding the same against the engaging surface of the body 1. The operator of the device can easily engage the grip 17 with one finger without the liability of injury by reason of the lever-arm 15 becoming heated. The integral lug 16 limits the rotary movement of the lever-arm 15. By turning the lever-arm either to right or left until the extension 16 engages one side of spring 18 the head 14 will be positioned, such as will permit of the handle to be removed from` the body portion or positively retained in a locked `po sition therewith when assembled with the same.

Although I have described the preferred form of the locking mechanism carried by the handle and have also described the construction of said handle, it will be obvious to one versed in the art to which this invention relates that certain deviations may be made in the construction of the turning post, its head, and operating member, together with the cushioning means as well as the construction of the body portion of the iron for the purpose of permitting of the assembling therewith of a handle provided with a locking mechanism, and l therefore reserve the right to make any alterations, modifications, and changes as shall fairly fall within the scope of the present invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the character described, comprising a body portion having a compartment formed therein, said body portion having an opening communicating' with said compartment, a handle assembled with said body portion provided with a fastening mechanism carried by the base thereof, comprising a post, a head secured near one endof said post upon one side of said base, a lever-arm secured to said post near the opposite end thereof, and a bowed iiexible member mounted upon said post intermediate of said lever-arm and base, said head being adapted to be positioned within the opening of said body for retaining said handle in an assembled position with the body.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a body, a handle secured thereto, of a locking mechanism carried by said handle, comprising amovable member, a head secured near one end of said member, lever means secured to said member near the opposite end, an integral lug projecting from said lever means for limiting the movement of said member, and a bowed spring surrounding said movable member intermediate its length and positively secured to said handle.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a body having a top, said top provided with a plurality of apertures, a handle removably mounted upon said body, comprising a base portion, a removable arched member secured to said base portion, said base portion having a central aperture and a plurality of recesses formed upon its upper surface, a post journaled in said central apertured portion, a head secured to said post near the lower end thereof, a lever-arm secured to the opposite end of said post, said arm comprising a body portion provided with extensions projecting therefrom upon opposite sides thereof, a grip carried by one of said extensions, an approximately fiat spring bowed intermediate its ends and having notched end portions mounted upon said post adjacent to IOO ISO

said arm, said notched ends normally projecting into the recessed portions of said base ot' the handle, and a plurality of integral extensions projecting from the lower surface ot' said base and normally engaging' part of said apertures formed in the top of said body.

1t. ln a device ot' the character described, the combination with a body, of a handle provided with a tace portion positioned thereon, locking means carried by said handle, comprising a revoluble member, a head secured to said revoluble member, lever means secu red to said revoluble member, an angular spring positioned upon said revoluble member between said lever means and base portion of the handle, and means formed upon the lever means adapted to engage said spring for limiting movement of said revoluble member.

5. ln a device of the character described, the combination with a body, a handle positioned thereon, of locking means carried by said handle, comprising a revoluble member, a head secured to said revoluble member, lever means carried by said revoluble member, cushioning means assembled with said revoluble means and handle, and means carried by said lever means adapted to engage said cushioning means tor limiting movement ot' said revoluble member.

6. ln a device of the character described,

the combination with a body, a handle positioned thereon, ot' locking means for securing said handle in a positive assembled position with said body, comprising a revoluble member carried by said handle, a lever-arm secured to said member, a head formed upon said member, tlexible means positioned upon said handle for normally holding the head of said revoluble member in a positive engaging position with said body, and means extending from said lever-arm adapted to engage said liexible means for limiting movement of said revoluble member.

T. The combination with a body, a handle removably positioned thereon, of a locking mechanism carried by said handle, comprising a movable member, a head secured near one end of said member, an arm mounted upon the opposite end of said member, flexible means interposed between said arm and handle, and means carried by said arm adapted to engage said iiexible means for limiting movement of said member and its head.

In testimony whereofl I hereunto allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER C. GREENAVALT.

lVitn csses:

SHERMAN H. Hovnn'rmc, H. S. Hossnen. 

